we just had the discussion with diane about gas prices. obviously the weather in the northeast has been crazy. you would think this was a nightmare scenario for someone who runs an airline. has it been? >> you know, certainly the higher gas prices as your last guest was saying affects airlines in two ways, costs go up and consumers have less to spend. it is a real issue. at spirit that's one of the reasons we try to keep our nonfield costs as low as possible so we can make the total price point something consumers can swallow. >> we've got merger activity obviously in the space. does that alter your strategy and do you suddenly see the majors as nimble in ways they haven't been before? >> no, we don't really see it that way. in fact, we see this new -- the newest merger announcement of u.s. airways as a continuation of a friend that started a few years ago, when delta and northwest merged. and so we see it as a good rationalization of overall industry capacity in bringing the industry to a more stable total point. it also means likely that